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every day our members show courage in bay area courts, and we do ok in the big battles as well. who will ever forget the extraordinary accomplishments of john in defending our college, patrick, from a crazy federal prosecutor in nevada? that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and individuals here today in calling for permanent incarceration as california's alternative to the death penalty. this city and county has a great san francisco public defender and we want to express our thanks to jeff adachi for his support of ctla over the years and for his gratitude for being here today. thank you for your taxi and have a great conference -- thank you for your attention and have a great conference. [applause] >> i also want to acknowledge the public defender, past-present president of the california lawyers association. thank you for being here. now, we have our 50th anniversar
every day our members show courage in bay area courts, and we do ok in the big battles as well. who will ever forget the extraordinary accomplishments of john in defending our college, patrick, from a crazy federal prosecutor in nevada? that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and...
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in the daytime i work for a big law firm of the type that tony probably would not hold in the highest of esteem, but i'm delighted to be here. you know, i think if you talked to most authors, they will tell you that there is something hot-wired into our system that says we need to try to tell a story. there is nothing at all in my background. i am an absolutely accidental writer. there is nothing in my background which suggests i should be writing novels. i grew up in chicago. iwr
in the daytime i work for a big law firm of the type that tony probably would not hold in the highest of esteem, but i'm delighted to be here. you know, i think if you talked to most authors, they will tell you that there is something hot-wired into our system that says we need to try to tell a story. there is nothing at all in my background. i am an absolutely accidental writer. there is nothing in my background which suggests i should be writing novels. i grew up in chicago. iwr
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in the daytime i work for a big law firm of the type that tony probably would not hold in the highest of esteem, but i'm delighted to be here. you know, i think if you talked to most authors, they will tell you that there is something hot-wired into our system that says we need to try to tell a story. there is nothing at all in my background. i am an absolutely accidental writer. there is nothing in my background which suggests i should be writing novels. i grew up in chicago. i write books about san francisco. i studied accounting at the university of illinois. i have been a corporate and securities attorney for 28 years. i've now written seven best-selling novels about murder trials, death penalty cases, and courtroom drama. i have never handled a criminal case in my life. [laughing] so all of you out there who are thinking of writing novels, there is hope. but i did have this feeling a long time ago, probably from the time i was in high school, that at some point i would like to try to write a novel. and i can't explain why. i do know that when i read "presumed innocent" on an airp
in the daytime i work for a big law firm of the type that tony probably would not hold in the highest of esteem, but i'm delighted to be here. you know, i think if you talked to most authors, they will tell you that there is something hot-wired into our system that says we need to try to tell a story. there is nothing at all in my background. i am an absolutely accidental writer. there is nothing in my background which suggests i should be writing novels. i grew up in chicago. i write books...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyo recognition. fibeone.
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's...
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he said, "that will make a big sennation." he didn't like the idea of being arrested, and he believed that the bible and evolution could be reconciled. he finally relented and agreed to get himself arrested. later he called it a drugstore discussion that got past control. the aclu lived up to its end of the agreement, they greed to help, scopes was arrested on may 7th, and the townspeople sprang into action organizing a scopes trial organization committee. that sums it up well. it wasn't about evolution. this was going to be a carnival, going to bring people into town and have fun, rev things up a little bit, and they were supposed to do what they said, accommodate visitors and organize some intertapement so as the trial nears, the town adorns shop windows with apes and monkeys. one motorcycle cruised down with a monkey on it, another was serving simeon sodas. the club approved $5,000 in 1925 money to promote town businesses during the trial. well, that's extremely important, and i think it's important to this day to keep thos
he said, "that will make a big sennation." he didn't like the idea of being arrested, and he believed that the bible and evolution could be reconciled. he finally relented and agreed to get himself arrested. later he called it a drugstore discussion that got past control. the aclu lived up to its end of the agreement, they greed to help, scopes was arrested on may 7th, and the townspeople sprang into action organizing a scopes trial organization committee. that sums it up well. it...
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a big, fun show. you guys ready for it? it's going to be awesome! let's go! our pal and broadcasting legend, the great bob costas is here! [ cheers and applause ] love that dude, he's my favorite. >> steve: robert costas. >> jimmy: oh, you know her. you love her. the beautiful raven symone is here as well! [ cheers and applause ] oh, i'm psyched. first time on the show. i'm psyched for her. she's cool. and performing as part of their first tour in 13 years, archers of loaf will be right here! [ cheers and applause ] jamming out! it's going to be fun, you guys. hey, everybody. the other day, i got a call from my buddy justin bieber, and he said -- he said to me -- he said "jimmy, i need your help." of course, i was like, "whatever you need, biebs. what can i do? you want me to lay down some nasty tracks for the next album? do you want to come up with some slick, new dance moves for your next vid?" he was like "oh, no. definitely not. [ laughter ] please don't sing or dance. i just want you to debut a commercial for my new fragrance 'someday.'" and i was like "
a big, fun show. you guys ready for it? it's going to be awesome! let's go! our pal and broadcasting legend, the great bob costas is here! [ cheers and applause ] love that dude, he's my favorite. >> steve: robert costas. >> jimmy: oh, you know her. you love her. the beautiful raven symone is here as well! [ cheers and applause ] oh, i'm psyched. first time on the show. i'm psyched for her. she's cool. and performing as part of their first tour in 13 years, archers of loaf will be...
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. >> here it is -- the big test. if it's still more than a week away, you have a chance to make the most of each minute you study. stretching out your studty time is important. in fact, experts at the university ofa' north carolina y the more your study time is spaced out the more you'll remember. that means a half hour a day for five days a better than five hours on one day. so don't wait till the night before. plan out your week leading up to the exam, and give yourself a little more time each night for studying the test subject. i'm natalie here to help you make the grade. these students are rehearsing for their school's big winter play. this year they're staging "the sounds of music." >> i wanted the children to say good night the way they did last night. >> no, not here. >> please, the way they did it for me.$ >> originally a musical on broadway, most of us know the "sound of music" with the movie with julie andrews. ♪ the hills are alive with the sound of music ♪ >> in fact, the film classic is celebrating
. >> here it is -- the big test. if it's still more than a week away, you have a chance to make the most of each minute you study. stretching out your studty time is important. in fact, experts at the university ofa' north carolina y the more your study time is spaced out the more you'll remember. that means a half hour a day for five days a better than five hours on one day. so don't wait till the night before. plan out your week leading up to the exam, and give yourself a little more...
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we will see you tomorrow. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®.
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online voting was a big success. it was hard. there was a dentist chair with a big mouth and tongue and that was a good one to. >> i want to get to each of these chairs. the spirity onwon competition. here we have second prize. this is made of recycled material. >> this is a box seat and is made of cardboard that was collected from recycling. >> you cannot sell it is in cardboard. -- you cannot tell it is cardboard. tell me about this one. >> where did you get your hair done? >> this is so baltimore. >> nothing better to celebrate our hair salon by having a giant beehive. our inspiration came when we dressed up as baltimore hons. >> you can see these chairs in the parade today. a lot going on to celebrate the fourth of july. we will check the weather. we have some sprinkles on hd doppler. nothing major happening this morning. the radar could get more active as we are calling for a chance of thunderstorms. tony will have more on the forecast. >> they are just getting started. lisa has a chair on her deck. she is upset they stole h
online voting was a big success. it was hard. there was a dentist chair with a big mouth and tongue and that was a good one to. >> i want to get to each of these chairs. the spirity onwon competition. here we have second prize. this is made of recycled material. >> this is a box seat and is made of cardboard that was collected from recycling. >> you cannot sell it is in cardboard. -- you cannot tell it is cardboard. tell me about this one. >> where did you get your hair...
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boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few minutes, i'll be joined by eugene robinson, richard wolffe, and kent conrad. first, here's the president in the white house after speaking with speaker boehnor. >> this was an extraordinarily fair deal. if it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue. but in the interest of being serious about deficit reduction, i was willing to take a lot of heat from my party, and i spoke to democratic leaders yesterday, and although they didn't sign off on a plan, they were willing to engage in serious negotiations, despite a lot of heat from a lot of interest groups around the country
boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few...
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getting his tradpain treated properly has made a big difference for both of them. >> his mood has changed. i never knew how he would be hour.our to ou >> the study today is prompting experts to urge doctors everywhere to consider whether a simple painkillers may be a better solution. ♪ >> in haiti, it has been a year and have since the devastating earthquake killed more than 250,000 people and destroyed the capital. 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. many face a daily struggle for survival. he tells the story in his new book. for three decades, he has worked to help the people of the island nation. he recently joined me from new york to discuss their current plight. thank you for joining us. you have been a champion for haiti for many years, long before the earthquake happened. you describe in your latest book the resilience and suffering of the people. what is the situation now a? what should be happening? >> the situation in haiti remains difficult. we're in the midst of and maybe in the early stages of a cholera epidemic. it is related to the earthquake and destruction of
getting his tradpain treated properly has made a big difference for both of them. >> his mood has changed. i never knew how he would be hour.our to ou >> the study today is prompting experts to urge doctors everywhere to consider whether a simple painkillers may be a better solution. ♪ >> in haiti, it has been a year and have since the devastating earthquake killed more than 250,000 people and destroyed the capital. 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. many face a...
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somehow he landed in front of the big rig where he was pinned under the vehicle. the male victim in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. >> we do know that the tractor- trailer was going northbound on octavia but we're not sure which direction that the shuttle was going. >> reporter: that evidence will help them determine what caused the accident and who is at fault. the driver of both vehicles were unhurt but three other passengers on the shuttle, two elderly females and a male, suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. residents are frustrated with the number of accidents at this intersection. one resident hopes the city will do more to fix it. >> i'm not surprised it's another crash, though. we just had one sunday night. the whole neighborhood has called city hall and no one at city hall will listen to us! >> reporter: they may listen now. the mayor and supervisor came to the scene. after the investigation, we spoke to sfpd before coming on air. they still haven't identified the man but there is indication that someone ran a red life but we don't know who. >>
somehow he landed in front of the big rig where he was pinned under the vehicle. the male victim in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. >> we do know that the tractor- trailer was going northbound on octavia but we're not sure which direction that the shuttle was going. >> reporter: that evidence will help them determine what caused the accident and who is at fault. the driver of both vehicles were unhurt but three other passengers on the shuttle, two elderly females and a...
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you can't keep arnold off the big screen. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, guaranteed you've dreamed about it before while sitting in traffic bumper to bumper. well, now it's a reality. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. on this tuesday morning to early today. forecast as you head out the door today, showery weather from seattle to portland, the showers going to be hit-and-miss, it won't rain all dawe, but it will be cloudy and cool, san francisco and l.a., all locations along the california coast, dealing with the morning clouds, hopefully we'll get you some sunshine in the afternoon. and tomorrow, a lot of the map looks the same. not much of a change in store this week. if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, see how one artist transforms trees and plant materials into larger-than-life-sized horses at the greg kucera gallery. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. two months after putting hollywood on hold in the wake of a
you can't keep arnold off the big screen. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, guaranteed you've dreamed about it before while sitting in traffic bumper to bumper. well, now it's a reality. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. on this tuesday morning to early today. forecast as you head out the door today, showery weather from seattle to portland, the showers going to be hit-and-miss, it won't rain all dawe, but it will be...
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that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all, stakeholders in our nation. if stuff like a water main breaks, you can go ahead and think of that water main as your water main, because it is. and what if we left the stuff that we own, our stuff, just fall apart? now, we have been talking on this show about happens if congress lets america default on its debt. if they create a situation where america can't pay its bills. the bipartisan policy center has scenarios for that. and the first of them is that we would cut off $5.6 billion for stuff like highways and trains and airports. think about the long-t
that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all,...
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there were some of notoriety in the big leagues. for every jackie robinson, there are many more dinks. and patrick hawkins knows this. her dad worked quietly into his 80s after a long career in the negro leagues. he died in '02 and he got a gave -- grave marker last summer. >> it was beautiful. everybody had stories. >> on the ballfield they were good enough to be called "monarchs." ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> reporter: on these fields, finally they're good enough to be remembered for it! ron mott, nbc news, kansas city. >> what a great story to end on this tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. >> we begin with some developing news tonight from yosemite national park. we are getting new information from our sister sfags inan d s fresn and sacramento about the search and rescue efforts that are happening as we ntspeak. here's a look now
there were some of notoriety in the big leagues. for every jackie robinson, there are many more dinks. and patrick hawkins knows this. her dad worked quietly into his 80s after a long career in the negro leagues. he died in '02 and he got a gave -- grave marker last summer. >> it was beautiful. everybody had stories. >> on the ballfield they were good enough to be called "monarchs." ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> reporter: on these fields, finally they're...
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"global medical relief" sounds really big. >> montanti: it's big in the sense that we reach out to the world, but it's small in that it's really me. >> pelley: maybe you should call it "one little lady in staten island." she runs global medical relief out of her home, a 58-year-old single woman with a computer and a phone. >> montanti: my office is my former walk-in closet, and i added a window. and it works. and i speak to the world right out of my walk-in closet. >> pelley: the 112 children that you've helped so far come from where? >> montanti: bosnia, el salvador, liberia, niger, sierra leone, iraq, china, indonesia, pakistan, haiti. did i say nepal? >> pelley: how do you keep it running? >> montanti: on a prayer. ( laughs ) >> pelley: she simply begs and borrows from doctors and hospitals, whatever it takes. she's traveled to the middle east, arranging passports, cutting red tape, and getting wounded children out one at a time. word spread among soldiers in iraq that an american charity called global medical relief is a lifeline. >> montanti: we are working in mosul. >> pelley: no
"global medical relief" sounds really big. >> montanti: it's big in the sense that we reach out to the world, but it's small in that it's really me. >> pelley: maybe you should call it "one little lady in staten island." she runs global medical relief out of her home, a 58-year-old single woman with a computer and a phone. >> montanti: my office is my former walk-in closet, and i added a window. and it works. and i speak to the world right out of my walk-in...
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it's so big you can see it from spras. the world economic forum keeps the list of infrastructure quality in the world, our ranking has fallen to 23. 23rd in the world in terms of quality of our infrastructure. usa. 23rd? seriously? but if you listen the way this gets talked about in washington, you might think there's hope for us to get back in the game here. president obama talked about how he not only wants to invest in infrastructure, but he thinks he might be able to bring republicans around to that idea as well. >> at a time when interest rates are very low, contract workers are looking for work, and the need is there, that is something that could make a huge positive intact on the economy overall, and it's an example of making an investment now that ends up having huge payoffs down the road we haven't got the kind of cooperation on those types of ideas and initiatives, but i'm going to keep on trying, and eventually the speaker will see the light. >> by speaker he means john boehner. congressman john micah in florida
it's so big you can see it from spras. the world economic forum keeps the list of infrastructure quality in the world, our ranking has fallen to 23. 23rd in the world in terms of quality of our infrastructure. usa. 23rd? seriously? but if you listen the way this gets talked about in washington, you might think there's hope for us to get back in the game here. president obama talked about how he not only wants to invest in infrastructure, but he thinks he might be able to bring republicans...
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. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last couple of weeks, they have gotten a little nervous. people have held back because they are not sure what is going on. they are not sure how this will end. i think -- look, i still have a lot of confidence that when all is said and done, they will figure it out. all of the leaders are on the same page. all of the same leaders are on the same page. yes, they have an unpredictable, unpredictable group of lawmakers on their hands. so the one thing that i have as a political person, i thought would find surprising at the end of the day, if they do agree what this field will look like, it is going to be a couple of trillion
. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last...
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these big changes, big cuts in programs, and going forward that are going have repercussions for a lot of people. this really is unprecedented. here in washington the tendency is to think we'll get a deal at the last minute. this time feels a little different. i'm not sure we're going to get a deal at the last minute. we'll to see what happens at 1:00 a.m. >> you made a great point. when it comes down the debt ceiling everybody was on opposite side. now they've come on to common ground realizing there's no choice it needs to be raised. however what you bring bullpen the cuts and other things that's going on inside are really the sticking points but will reid be able to get the republican support that he needs to move forward or does all of this fall apart? >> well, you know, he's trying to bridge a nine-foot gap with a six-foot bridge. it's hard to imagine the package that is going to be okay with senate democrats and will get through the senate, and is also going to be okay with the tea party republicans or even enough of the republican caucus to provide the votes in the house to get
these big changes, big cuts in programs, and going forward that are going have repercussions for a lot of people. this really is unprecedented. here in washington the tendency is to think we'll get a deal at the last minute. this time feels a little different. i'm not sure we're going to get a deal at the last minute. we'll to see what happens at 1:00 a.m. >> you made a great point. when it comes down the debt ceiling everybody was on opposite side. now they've come on to common ground...
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big fly. he finished the first round with eight. after tying with five home runs, matt holliday, prince fielelr had the final two spots with david ortiz. adrian gonzalez and cano in the fifil round of the derby, gonzalez, are you serious? into the pool it goes. chececthis fan out. time for adult swim. jumped right in with the glove. gonzalez finishes with 11. now for the man of the hour, cano, digs in, goes out, way out, tied gonzalez with 11. that one 472 feet, a you go from his dad before this, get up and get gone. that is the winner, 12 in the final round for him. dad is proud, robinson cano, your home run derby champion. >>> and so we take a look at the time two contestants and robinson cano with a record 32 home runs, he had a record 12 in that final round as you see right there. it always comes down to the yankees and red sox and it does here, once again at the home run derby. that i i the very latest from te sports scene. i'm don bell. >>> well, a marine serving in afghanistan just proves that all you have to do is ask and yo
big fly. he finished the first round with eight. after tying with five home runs, matt holliday, prince fielelr had the final two spots with david ortiz. adrian gonzalez and cano in the fifil round of the derby, gonzalez, are you serious? into the pool it goes. chececthis fan out. time for adult swim. jumped right in with the glove. gonzalez finishes with 11. now for the man of the hour, cano, digs in, goes out, way out, tied gonzalez with 11. that one 472 feet, a you go from his dad before...
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big difference. how anti-republican tea partiers are suggesting funding. $13 million in federal spending for a port project in ray lahood's district. why did he want that money? at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, congressman finger said, we just wanted to make sure we could do everything possible to create jobs, this was a part we could play. having pocketed that money for his district because he said it would create jobs, two days later congressman finger voted to cut billions of dollars of transportation funding federally. he put out a press release -- if you ask one tea party republican freshman congressman in tennessee. over $10 million in federal infrastructure spending in his own district can create jobs. that kind of spending anywhere else is out of control and reckless and he's against it. if you ask the top infrastructure guy for the republicans in the house, whether infrastructure spending can create jobs, he says, yes, funding can create jobs. he's all for it, until he votes to cut it by a th
big difference. how anti-republican tea partiers are suggesting funding. $13 million in federal spending for a port project in ray lahood's district. why did he want that money? at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, congressman finger said, we just wanted to make sure we could do everything possible to create jobs, this was a part we could play. having pocketed that money for his district because he said it would create jobs, two days later congressman finger voted to cut billions of dollars of...
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so that's had a big, big role in, you know, getting this deficit. it cost about $1 million for every troop that we have in afghanistan. so i think that people are recognizing that defense has got to be part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you give him too much credit. yeah, he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any money from defense. where did he think we were going to get it? he pretended that he was cutting the defense budget, but he never did. for example, in 2008, when he presented what he thought would be his last budget to congress, the 2009 budget under the bush administration, he said by 2012, we'll need about $543 billion in the base budget. know what he asked for this year? $553. this is after he pretended all these cuts. we've got to make some real cuts now if we're going to get this deficit under control. >> what kind of leadership do you think it's going to be needed and can be expected in order to get something like that done? republicans obviously are really pound
so that's had a big, big role in, you know, getting this deficit. it cost about $1 million for every troop that we have in afghanistan. so i think that people are recognizing that defense has got to be part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you give him too much credit. yeah, he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any money from defense. where did he think we were going to get it? he pretended that he was cutting the defense...
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very hard to do a big deal, too. obviously, we have to pass an agreement, but the president will be working towards the largest possible deal because that's what's right for the country. >> the specific consequences of inaction and potential default -- that august 2nd date is coming. this is a big issue in congress and also among those running for president or perhaps running for president. sarah palin did an interview with "newsweek" and said this is not the apocalypse here. i'm asking you specific consequences to the united states of getting to august 2nd without raising the debt limit. >> let me that i can this clear, david, the united states is not going to default. we're a country that pays its bills. we're going to meet our obligations, and leadership in congress, republicans and democrats, house and senate, understand that. speaker boehner, to his credit, said from the beginning, we are not going to default as a country, because he understands it would be catastrophic for the american economy. let me explain w
very hard to do a big deal, too. obviously, we have to pass an agreement, but the president will be working towards the largest possible deal because that's what's right for the country. >> the specific consequences of inaction and potential default -- that august 2nd date is coming. this is a big issue in congress and also among those running for president or perhaps running for president. sarah palin did an interview with "newsweek" and said this is not the apocalypse here....
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it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in business, who think, some of them, that they can build a temporary empire, which is what a presidential campaign is. bloomberg says he's not going to do it. >> angus king, one of the great names of american politics, on another show this morning, one that i'm very familiar with called "daily rundown." i asked him. he brought up a candidate. a potential candidate for an independent candidacy or third-party ticket. listen. >> i think it would be somebody, a guy named chuck hagel, for example, a republican senator from nebraska. >> endorsed obama, essentially. >> yeah, yeah, and she a trick guy. i
it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in...
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is this the next big thing? >> we think it is the next big thing. we want to prevent crashes before they happen if we can. and we do have a lot of new technology like volvo city safety that can help drivers to avoid crashes. >> reporter: by comparing insurance claims from volvos that are equipped with city safety to other cars that are not, the institute determined that the system eliminates more than one-quarter of low-speed crashes. >> there is always the risk that the technology could make a mistake. but it's much more likely that a human could make a mistake because we're all so easily distracted. >> reporter: volvo will make city safety standard in four models by 2012. memewhile, other car companies are racing to bring their own futuristic self-braking technology into the present. elisabeth leamy, abc news. ruckersville, virginia. >> just a few questions. one, does it work in rough weather, heavy rain, snow or ice? what if you're going 80? >> different speeds. already viewers are weighing in. wnnfans.com. amanda says, i don't like this idea, i
is this the next big thing? >> we think it is the next big thing. we want to prevent crashes before they happen if we can. and we do have a lot of new technology like volvo city safety that can help drivers to avoid crashes. >> reporter: by comparing insurance claims from volvos that are equipped with city safety to other cars that are not, the institute determined that the system eliminates more than one-quarter of low-speed crashes. >> there is always the risk that the...